The Persian Contributions to the English Language: An Historical Dictionary

The Persian Contributions to the English Language: An Historical Dictionary is a 2001 book by Garland Cannon and Alan S. Kaye. It is a historical dictionary of Persian loanwords in English which includes 811 Persian words appeared in English texts since 1225 CE.

The Persian Contributions to the English Language: An Historical Dictionary
AuthorGarland Cannon, Alan S. Kaye
LanguageEnglish
SubjectPersian loanwords in English
PublisherHarrassowitz Verlag
Publication date
2001
Media typePrint (hardcover)
Pages190
ISBN3447045035

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The book was reviewed by Karlheinz Mörth, Golnaz Modarresi Ghavami, John R. Perry and Mousa A. Btoosh.[1][2][3][4]

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